Foot control



G. R. POWELL May 31, 1927.

FOOT CONTROL Filed oct. 2, 1926 WI TN ESSES ya INVENTOR.-

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Patented May 31, 1927e GEORGE n. POWELL, or mamon, rnnNsYLvANIA.

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Application filed October 2,

from one to the other as occasion re uires..

As a result, these pedals are often con used, sometimes'with disastrous consequences:

The main object o/ my invention 1s to en. ble control of the engine and the brakes without requirin lateral-- movement of the foot. AccordingIy it is directed toward provision of a dual control pedal embodying independently actuatable toe and. heel seotions, and means affording a support for the foot in actuating the said sectlons without attendant danger of the foot slipping.

y invention is further directed toward securing the above desiderata in a foot control capable of being initially incorporated in the motor vehicle, or applied as an auxiliary attachment in existing vehicles so that the usual connections to the engine throttle and the brakes may be utilized without re` quiring any alterations whatever in them.

In the drawin s herewith Fig. I is apart section through t e inclined floor board of a motor vehicle showing the usual brakepedal tpgether with the dual control of my invention.

Fig. II is an elevation viewed in accordance with the arrows II-II in Fig 4 I and Fig. III is a section taken as indicated by the arrows III- III in Figs. I and II.

With more detailed reference tothese illustrations, 5 indicates the inclined foot board of the motor vehicle, and t they usual pedal by which the service brakes are operated. The dual control pedal is comprehensively designated by the numeral 7and shownas disposed at that side ofthe serv- Aice brake pedal 6 ordinarily occupied by the foot accelerator button or lever for govern-y mg the engine throttle. As shown the control comprises apedal with Vtoe andIheel sections 8, 9 that are pivoted for independ-A ent rocking movement. about a common axis rod 10 in a stationary supporting bracket 11, the latter being secured to the foot board. 5 by screws 12. The toe section 8 has projecting from .its under 13 for pivotal connectionto the rod 14 which isl coordinated with the engine throttle;

the III section 9 is 1926. Serial No. 139,066.

while the heel section 9 in the present instance has` a lateral extension 9a that reaches to the brake pedal G to enable operative coupling with the latter through the medium of a connecting link 15.

The bracket 11, it will be noted'fromFig. embodies a. bridging bar 16 over the region of the pivot axis l0 for the pedal sections 8, 9, while the top surfacel of said bar is rounded for rockable engagement by thearch of the shoe or, in other words, said bar serves as the support for the foot in actuating the pedal, as well as to prevent the foot from slipping. The plane of the preferably depressed somewhat relative to that of the toe sections 8 to compensate for the depth of the shoe heel.

In operation of the dual control, depression of the section 8 will be attended by increase-in engine speed identically after the manner of while movement resultant upon depression of the section 9 is transmitted through the link l5 to the edal lever 6 with consequent application o the brakes. y invention therefore.` obviates the necessity for shifting the foot laterally as in actuating -the brakes and the engine throttle thereby rendering the control of an automobile safer and easier.

The illustrated arrangement is readily applicable as an auxiliary attachment to existing automobiles without requirin an alterations whatever, either in the t rott e or brake connections. It is however to be understood that the device may be incorporated in the vehicles initially in lieu of the brake pedal 6 and the customary accelerator in which event, the extension 9a of theeel section 9 is dispensed with and the device located in the position usually occupied by the service brake pedal Having thus described my invention, I

1. A foot control comprising a pedal, a pivot located intermediate the ends of the pedal, and astationary bridging bar over the pivot functional as a fulcrum rest for the foot in actuating the pedal.

2. A foot control comprising a pedal, a pivotlocated intermediate the ends of the pedal, and a stationary supporting bracket providing a bridging bar over lthe pivot functional as a fulcrum rest for the foot in side, lugs actuating the pedal. y 3. A foot control comprising a pedal with independently-pivoted sections adapted to customary accelerator action;

be eeizne'eci respectively by the iliee enel Ime.; a pivob fior sai@ eeenons enti e oidge bei ove1 ehe pivot Functional as e 'nieune ies fior 'he foot in @stunning the pedei sections.

4i, A ooiu control comprising ei pedal with inoiependenii sections adapted to be eezuateei ifespeefiveiy Toy the heel emi J@oe7 a common pivo exis foi* seid sections, and. :i stetionm'y supporting bracket poviding e bzdging bei over the pivot exis functional es a u1- enum 'fest for the fooi; in actuating the pedal sections.

5. A foot control Comprising a pedal with independently-@voted sections adapted to be actuated respectively by the heel and toe, the level' of the heel section being somewhat depressed relative to that of the toe section,

e pivo' foi sei@ sections, emi e biiging bei eveif the pivot nnetionei es e, fnieunfi vest 'e'f eine foot in actuating Eile pedal.

f5., 'foot eoninroi for motor vehicles eo be io-eeted 'o one side *une nenni 'oxeke pedal end comprising ai pedali with indepencieniy-pivote. sections adapted to be eetuaed iespeetiveiy by the heeiiL and lme, the *we section having provisions for operative connection to the engine thiottle, and j@he heel section9 e lateral extension 'eeeiing to, and coupled with the usual brake pedal.

lin testimony whereof, T. have hereunto signed my name at Philadelphia, Pennsylvenia, this 'mventy Seventh dey of September, 192e.

enonen R. PoWELL. 

